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Amazon.co.uk Review
In 1987 moviegoers had yet to be crushed under the weight of the 1990s TV remake mania, and Dragnet comes off as fresh and funny. The line between parody and tribute can be hard to draw, but any marginally hip baby boomer who has ever watched Jack Webb's straight-laced Detective Joe Friday caught a glimmer of the comedic vein waiting to be mined beneath Dragnet's gritty Los Angeles streets. Dan Aykroyd plays Joe Friday, the straight-arrow nephew of Webb's iconic cop. This part was made for him (in fact, he's given top writing credit), and under his steely exterior you can tell he's having a ball delivering those rapid-fire recitations of regulations and deadpan expressions of moral outrage. Tom Hanks plays Pep Streebek, the laissez-faire narco agent who is Friday's new partner. Their assignment: bust the Pagans, a wild-and-woolly gang of dope fiends, deadbeats, and beatniks behind a bewildering array of bizarre robberies. Hilarity ensues. Friday and Streebek outfox a corrupt televangelist (Christopher Plummer), bicker over chili dogs and cigarettes, alternately revile and fawn over a porn millionaire (Dabney Coleman), wrestle a 30-foot-long anaconda, and rescue the virgin Connie Swail--the only girl capable of stealing Friday's heart. --Grant Balfour, Amazon.com
Dragnet - Sheer quality
Review date: 2004-01-15 Rating: 10 out of 10
This has to be one of the best cop comedies ever, including the many new ones. Dan Aykroyd plays the cop who follows the rules whilst Tom Hanks is the cop who breaks the rules but gets things done. It is a brilliant comedy and which has both Aykroyd and Hanks at their comic best. It may be a cliche but they don't make films like this any more, it has comedy similar to that of most of Aykroyd and Hank's early stuff like the Ghost Busters and Big. The DVD very short of extras, besides the usual scene selection and menu, it only actually has - Production Notes, Filmographies, Trailer, and Web Link, but the film itself is well worth having in your collection if you are a fan of either actor or comedy in general.
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Dragnet Draaaaaagggggggs On......Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Review date: 2002-07-18 Rating: 2 out of 10
Dire
I first watched this film on TV during the early 1990s. I was around 13 -14 at the time and I found the film to be amusing. Today, I received the video as a present after reccommending the film to my friend.
To say that I was embarassed by the quality of the film is an understatement. I am prepared to admit that ten years later my sense of humour may have changed and that the film may have dated somewhat but this, is, appaling.
Dan Ackroyd plays... [wait for it]...the "square cop" - over and over again. Amusing to start with but very quickly grating like an over-starched pair of briefs. Tom Hanks plays the "rebelious cop" but looks so much of the nerd that it simply doesn't work. A handful of puns stretched out over the length of nearly two hours makes for tedious viewing. The end is amusing, especially the rap parody [although most viewers would have been fleeing by this point].
What lasting effect has this film had? Tom Hanks has turned into a serious dramatic actor, and Dan Ackroyd has retired. Good job.
Appalling.
Dragnet - A classic comedy. Dan Akroyd at his best!!!
Review date: 2001-09-15 Rating: 10 out of 10
2 cops - one straight laced, the other a lout - are called in to bring down a new terror: P.A.G.A.N, a religious nutcase organisation threatening to take over. Cue some of the best comedy you will ever see - Dan Akroyd is superb and Tom Hanks is at his funniest (you know, the time before he started winning too many awards) All in all, a masterpiece that deserves to be in everyone's collection
One Of The Funniest Films Ever Made
Review date: 2001-04-08 Rating: 8 out of 10
This is probably one of the funniest films ever made. I Could not stop laughing especialy and the end scene. Buy it today, you will definatly not regret it!
Amazing
Review date: 2001-03-04 Rating: 10 out of 10
This film is just so stupid it is hilarious. The inuendo and puns and all the humour in it is just so obvious it is funny. From the time when Tom Hanks was known for his performances as a comedy actor not the greatest dramatic actor in hollywood. Both Hanks and Akroyd deliver excellent performances (even if they are cheesy).
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Christopher Plummer
Alexandra Paul
Dan Aykroyd
Tom Hanks
Harry Morgan
Creators:
Dan Aykroyd (Primary Contributor)
Dan Aykroyd (Writer)
Tom Hanks (Primary Contributor)
Tom Mankiewicz (Writer)
Bernie Brillstein (Producer)
David Permut (Producer)
Don Zepfel (Producer)
Alan Zweibel (Writer)
Jack Webb (Writer)
Director(s):
EAN: 3333297901048
Binding: DVD
Format: PAL,
Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
Region code: 2
Running time: 106 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1987-06-26
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)
Language: Italian (Original Language)